FCC and the internet

[Sense Hofstede]

2009/10/21 Douglas Pollard <dougpol1 at verizon.net>:
> John McCabe-Dansted wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Douglas Pollard <dougpol1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  What is Net Neutrality,
>>>
>>
>> Let me google that for you:
>>    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Net+Neutrality
>>
>> This will give you a list of sites that will give you a more thorough
>> answer than I could provide.
>>
>>
>>> is an opinionated e-mail a
>>> violation of such a doctrine??
>>>
>>
>> No but using deep packet filtering to censor opinionated e-mails may
>> be a violation of Net Neutrality. Turns out Net Neutrality has more to
>> do with prohibiting ISPs from censoring, rather than requiring them
>> from doing so. While governments have made numerous attempts to censor
>> the internet, this doesn't appear to be one of them.
>>
>>
> Net Neutrality is not so much the problem. It is the FCC that will gain
> control to enforce it.  One more case  of  using an seemingly innocent
> bill to gain control and we won't know what Net Neutrality is, until it
> is past, as are all bills these days with no one being able to read them
> in their entirety before passing.  It may not be an attempt at censor
> ship, but is it a Trojan horse ??
>
>
>        Doug
>
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What is it with you all that you keep seeing the state as pure evil,
even though it ought to represent you, be made up of you, whereas
companies are universally good?
I think it is a good thing that if a government creates laws it has
the means to enforce it. It's a logical consequence. If you're against
law enforcement you should join an anarchist group. With the currently
proposed regulation the government, supposed representatives of you,
will make sure everyone is treated equally on the internet. Without
it, it's up to Big Money to decide what's wrong and good, what should
be allowed and what not.

Now, which situation would you prefer?

Regards,
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Sense Hofstede
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